Mon 13 June 2022: New Delhi, India – A young Muslim activist whose house was bulldozed by the authorities in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh says it was an “act of vendetta” by the government for the protests over comments made against Prophet Muhammad by officials of the country’s right-wing governing party. Surrounded by a large […]
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Mon 13 June 2022: Michelle Bachelet, the UN’s human rights commissioner, said on Monday that she would not seek a second term in a wide-ranging speech to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. Bachelet’s journey to China last month drew criticism from rights groups as well as certain Western governments, including the United States, which claimed […]
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Sun 12 June 2022: Sonia Gandhi, president of India’s main opposition Congress party, has been admitted to hospital with “Covid-related issues,” a party spokesman said Sunday. Gandhi was admitted to the Ganga Ram Hospital in the capital New Delhi, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet. “She is stable and will be kept […]
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Sun 12 June 2022: China’s defense minister promised Sunday that the country will “fight to the end” to prevent Taiwanese independence, escalating already high tensions with the US over the island. The superpowers are involved in a verbal battle over the self-governing, democratic island, which Beijing sees as part of its territory that needs to […]
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Sat 10 June 2022: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur shared videos of municipal teams out with bulldozers under a heavy police presence demolishing parts of the homes of two of the accused arrested for allegedly disturbing the peace and social harmony, a day after violence over recent remarks by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on […]
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Fri 10 June 2022: Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad by two officials from India’s ruling party. Thousands of Muslims have rallied across the South Asia nations of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by two officials from India’s ruling party […]
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Fri 10 June 2022: Bhartiya Janata Party leader and Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya reacted to the ongoing row over former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s distasteful remarks on Prophet Muhammad saying “India belongs to Hindus and Santan Dharma is here to stay.” In a video shared on Twitter, the BJP MP can be heard saying, “This […]
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Thu 09 June 2022: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that the date for the “biggest protest in Pakistan’s history” will be finalized within the next few days. “We have to go all-in for our campaign for true freedom in the next phase. I will give a date within the next few days,” […]
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Wed 08 June 2022: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday demanded that an offense be registered against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal for their controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad, and both should be arrested. The BJP suspended Sharma, a former spokesperson, and expelled Jindal from the party only when there was outrage in foreign […]
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Wed 08 June 2022: According to the Global Times, Chinese authorities outlawed tattoos for minors on Monday (June 6), citing newly adopted guidelines by China’s State Council. Companies, organizations, and individuals are prohibited from providing tattooing services to minors under the new guidelines. They also have no power to coerce or incite minors to get […]
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